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Start Here: 5 Crucial Steps to Decrease Toxins in Your Home

This post will help you do the five most important things to detox your home. I will tell you exactly what to swap to make this as easy as possible to get the biggest bang for your dollars and your efforts. read more
Non-Toxic Wooden Furniture Guide

1. Clean Sleep 2. Medley 3. Copeland 4. Vermont Woods Studio 5. Avocado When you think of natural, non-toxic furniture materials, wood probably comes to mind immediately. In theory, wooden furniture should be free of toxins, but there are several things to look out for when considering a bed frame, dresser, dining table, etc. In […] read more
Staying Healthy for the Holidays…And Thoughts on Omicron

Once again, December is chugging along with Covid cases ticking upwards across the country. A handful of my friends are currently sick with Delta, and many more are stuck in quarantine from an exposure. Omicron is all over the news and it now seems almost certain that this variant is both more contagious and better […] read more
Safe Mattress Guide

UPDATED: November 2021 Written by Maia & John Finding a non-toxic mattress is super-important, but also super-confusing to work through. If your head hurts just looking at the length of this page, please feel free to email our Home Health Director, John, for individualized help. You can also call him at 717-413-8182. This video is […] read more
Why I’m Going to Give My Kids the Covid Vaccine

Covid is again weighing heavily on me–after months of seeing the light at the end of the tunnel! I’m sure many of you are feeling similar anxiety about what this means for the coming school year. I will be doing all the prevention measures we already know to work: Running my air filter. Taking elderberry […] read more
How to Choose the Best Air Filter

1. Austin / 2. Amaircare / 3. Airpura / 4. IQAir Last updated: May 2021 There are few things as elementally important as clean air. Each of us takes up to 30,000 breaths a day. What our bodies want is oxygen, but what we actually inhale often contains all sorts of less-than-good stuff. This is […] read more
Cyber Week Sales 2020: Great Deals on Good Stuff

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving, even though it was likely a little smaller than normal. This year more than ever, I’m so thankful for every person reading this. Being able to work on this website has been a true lifeline for me. So thank you for supporting our family business. As a […] read more
2020 Non-Toxic Gift Guide

This year’s natural gift guide has been a true labor of love, and below you’ll discover a whopping 137 creative, toxin-free gift ideas for everyone you love. This year, we tried to find gifts that were good for the planet in addition to being good for the person receiving them. We also have highlighted products […] read more
The Best Online Workout Programs I’ve Tried Since My Barre Studio Closed

Gyms are finally starting to reopen here in New York City, and as much as I miss Pure Barre, I’m going to hold off a little bit longer before returning to the studio. Since March, I’ve been trying many different online workout programs that I can do from home. Below, you’ll find a list of […] read more
Complete Non-Toxic Baby Registry Checklist

1. Safest stroller / 2. Pocket bib / 3. Rash protection / 4. Non-toxic car seat / 5. Better cloth diapers / 6. Plastic-free breast milk storage / 7. Silicone spoons / 8. Nursery air filter Pulling together this list of all the non-toxic baby registry items a conscious parent could possible want was fun! […] read more